Human rights organizations and victims’ advocates marched in Santiago against possible pardons for dictatorship-era offenders and cuts to key human rights programs.

Human rights organizations consider the appointments a “setback” and an affront to the victims of Pinochet’s military regime.

Human rights defenders criticized the initiative, warning that it promotes impunity for crimes against humanity. On Thursday, the Organization of Relatives of Political Executed (AFEP) expressed its opposition to a coordinated initiative between the Chilean Senate and the Supreme Court aimed at releasing individuals convicted of human rights violations committed during Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973–1990). […]

On Monday, attorney Eduardo Contreras, known for filing the first lawsuit for crimes against humanity against dictator Augusto Pinochet, passed away at the age of 84. RELATED:  Chile: Anti-drug Plan Focusing on Prevention Presented Contreras was a communist militant who held various positions throughout his life, including serving as a deputy during the government of […]